THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY GIG HARBOR

USCG Auxiliary Gig Harbor Detachment

Flotilla Bremerton130-04-05

SEMPER PARATUS

The United States Coast Guard Needs You, Your Boat And Your Commitment To Support The Coast Guard Mission

SERVICE AREAS

VESSEL SAFETY INSPECTIONS

PUBLIC EDUCATION

USCG FORCE SUPPORT

ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION

Why Join?

When you join the Coast Guard Auxiliary, you could find yourself saving lives, protecting the environment from polluters, guarding our shores from terrorists and much more. That’s our job – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. That’s life in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. We don’t just train. We train and perform .

Since 1939 the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary has safeguarded our Nation’s maritime interests in the heartland, in the ports, at sea, and around the globe.

We protect the maritime economy and the environment, we defend our maritime borders, and we save those in peril. This history has forged our character and purpose as America’s Maritime Guardian — Always Ready for all hazards and all threats.

Today’s U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, with nearly 32,000 men and women, is a unique force that carries out an array of responsibilities touching almost every facet of the U.S. maritime environment.

The Coast Guard’s motto is Semper Paratus, meaning “Always Ready.”

The overarching mission of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is to contribute to the safety and security of our citizens, ports, waterways and coastal regions. We will balance our missions of Recreational Boating Safety and Coast Guard Support with Maritime Homeland Security and other challenges that emerge as a result of our growing understanding of changes required in the post-9/11 era.

USCG Gig Harbor
Detachment Leader

Gig Harbor Resident of over 30 years, Captain Thomas E. Bliss, USCG/AUX Coxswain, brought the first Coast Guard Auxiliary participation to Gig Harbor's "Gig Fest" in 2011 with a first ever SAR DEMO from Air Station Port Angeles.

Thomas is the outgoing USCG District 13, Division 4 Vice Commander, and is now the Flotilla Commander for 130-04-05 in Bremerton, and the current Detachment leader in Gig Harbor.

When not administering to his Company, "Northwest Response", Thomas is fortunate to work with Destiny Harbor Tours of Gig Harbor as tour boat Captian, sharing the wonders of our marine area with hundreds of visitors a year.
Thomas E. Bliss
Captain / USCG Coxswain

The COAST GUARD NEEDS YOU IN THE SOUTH SOUND

You don't need to be a boat owner to be a member of the USCG Auxiliary. You Just Need To Be willing To Serve Your Country.

JOIN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY GIG HARBOR DETACHMENT

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Meeting Information & Contact

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Where We Meet

The Third Tuesday of Each Month
@1830 hrs
Arabella's Landing Marina
In The Lounge Behind The Office
3323 HARBORVIEW DRIVE
GIG HARBOR, WA 98335
STREET PARKING ONLY

DO NOT PARK IN LOT

253-238-0519
Rings to Detachment Leaders Office Phone
OGM will be Northwest Response

admin@uscgauxgigharbor.org